Govtech giant Conduent won’t rule out cyberattack as outage drags on

At least four states were affected by the outage, which Conduent says is ongoing.

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Disciplinary and special ed records of Toronto students may have leaked in PowerSchool breach

The data breach at the educational software company may affect millions of students at Toronto public schools — one of thousands of districts using PowerSchool tools.

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Mirai Botnet Spinoffs Unleash Global Wave of DDoS Attacks

Two separate campaigns are targeting flaws in various IoT devices globally, with the goal of compromising them and propagating malware worldwide.

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Russian telecom giant Rostelecom investigates suspected cyberattack on contractor

Russia’s Rostelecom said that it was responding to a cyberattack on a contractor that helps to run its corporate website and procurement portal.

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PARSIQ’s Reactive Network Provides Solution for DeFi Exchange Vulnerabilities

Over the past few years, decentralised finance (DeFi) has revolutionised the financial sector. DeFi introduced transparent, permissionless and…

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New Mirai Variant Murdoc_Botnet Launches DDoS Attacks via IoT Exploits

This article explores the recent campaign of Murdoc_Botnet, a malware variant of Mirai targeting vulnerable AVTECH and Huawei…

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Why CISOs Must Think Clearly Amid Regulatory Chaos

Even as the rule book changes, the profession of the CISO remains unchanged: protecting the organization in a world of constant, continually evolving threats.

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Toronto school district says 40 years of student data stolen in PowerSchool breach

Canada’s largest school board says hackers may have accessed some 40 years’ worth of student data during the recent PowerSchool breach.  In a letter sent to parents this week, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) said that the data breach affected all students enrolled in the district between September 1985 and December 2024.  The school […]

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Mirai Variant Murdoc_Botnet Exploits AVTECH IP Cameras and Huawei Routers

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new large-scale campaign that exploits security flaws in AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei HG532 routers to rope the devices into a Mirai botnet variant dubbed Murdoc_Botnet.
The ongoing activity “demonstrates enhanced capabilities, exploiting vulnerabilities to compromise devices and establish expansive botnet networks,” Qualys security researcher Shilpesh

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Ransomware Groups Abuse Microsoft Services for Initial Access

Sophos warns of two ransomware groups abusing Microsoft 365 services and default configurations to contact internal enterprise users.

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